ABSTRACT
This chapter makes an attempt to show the richness of gerontological areas of research. It shows the correlation between the gerontological and other scientific disciplines approaches and their tangent points. The author makes the useful tabular summary about the research priorities in gerontology, functions and aims of gerontological diagnosis and categorial profiles of older adults.
The chapter also reveals the gaps in knowledge about ageing and old age indicated by international experts, and signals the need to synthesize the national achievements of gerontology and to undertake in-depth research on the profiles of older people revealing the real diversity of older citizens. For this purpose, it is necessary to establish the National Gerontology Institute to coordinate research on the ageing and old age process in Poland and to collect and synthesize the achievements of Polish and world gerontology.
